| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $10,652,800 | -18.4% | 513 | - | $20,765 | $26,567,398 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Finding Nemo | $5,497,523 | +46.3% | 383 | - | $14,353 | $25,691,365 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $1,677,186 | +25.4% | 356 | +2 | $4,711 | $10,591,222 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Elf | $1,252,645 | +18.1% | 249 | -6 | $5,030 | $3,181,913 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 6 | El Cid: The Legend | $1,046,716 | +43.2% | 288 | +3 | $3,634 | $1,818,169 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Love Actually | $998,696 | +38.2% | 253 | +8 | $3,947 | $7,575,776 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | S.W.A.T. | $901,399 | -3.1% | 286 | -39 | $3,151 | $6,258,469 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 8 | - | The Medallion | $790,663 | - | 148 | - | $5,342 | $941,775 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 9 | 11 | Freaky Friday | $733,607 | +68.5% | 190 | -10 | $3,861 | $2,622,162 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Matchstick Men | $684,616 | +14.1% | 140 | -1 | $4,890 | $1,970,239 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 12 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | $569,690 | +41.6% | 223 | - | $2,554 | $2,388,871 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | House of 1000 Corpses | $559,707 | +4% | 103 | +3 | $5,434 | $1,097,652 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Anything Else | $550,967 | +17.1% | 113 | +2 | $4,875 | $2,319,390 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Planta 4ª | $458,635 | +70% | 114 | -4 | $4,023 | $5,580,459 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 15 | 15 | Good Bye Lenin! | $383,405 | +54.7% | 66 | -3 | $5,809 | $1,950,652 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Timeline | $370,850 | +39.2% | 153 | -49 | $2,423 | $2,268,043 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Mystic River | $305,039 | +78.8% | 80 | +11 | $3,812 | $4,715,317 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | Football Days | $288,954 | +102.2% | 80 | +1 | $3,611 | $13,934,201 | 15 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Take My Eyes | $259,659 | +39.4% | 78 | -3 | $3,328 | $3,979,583 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | In America | $197,968 | +25.4% | 76 | -3 | $2,604 | $868,169 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
